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Charting the development of the legal protection of human rights in Africa, each volume in this series examines the position at the levels of the United Nations, the Organization of African Unity, and the national legal systems of all the countries in Africa, as it was on the first day of the year under review. The main objective of the series to contribute towards the development of an indigenous African-human-rights jurisprudence. This second volume in the series covers the situation as it was on 1st January 1997. It contains documents, updated charts of ratification, constitutional provisions enacted during the last year, and extensive commentary on the African Charter system as well as the national legal systems of 12 African countries.

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' This work will prove to be an invaluable research tool for all those wishing to investigate the current state of human rights protection in Africa.'<br> The Netherlands International Law Review.<br>' This book fills a large void.' <br> Immigration and Nationality Law & Practice. <br>' This book is an excellent contribution to the growing number of publications on African human rights law. It could serve as an important tool for African human rights researchers and advocates.' <br> Africa Legal Aid Quarterly.<br>' This compilation provides, between two covers, the fundamental national human rights law of each African nation ... [T]he editor has quite admirably assembled the key provisions on which decision-makers must rely for the rule of law' on the African Continent and, thus, a virtual snapshot of the region's positive law on human rights.'<br> American Society of International Law Newsletter. <br>' [The Series] will soon become indispensible in the field of human rights in Africa.' <br> Austrian Review of International and European Law.

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